Method of producing thermoelastic inkjet actuator
View Patent ↗A method of producing a thermoelastic actuator assembly having desired operating characteristics includes determining a desired negative pressure pulse characteristic for the actuator, determining a heat dissipation profile corresponding to the desired negative pressure pulse characteristic, and forming the thermoelastic actuator with a heat conduction means arranged to realize the profile.
1. A method of producing a thermoelastic actuator assembly having desired operating characteristics including the steps of:
determining a desired negative pressure pulse characteristic for the actuator;
determining a heat dissipation profile corresponding to the desired negative pressure pulse characteristic; and
forming the thermoelastic actuator with a heating layer and a heat conduction means arranged relative to a heating layer to realize said profile,
wherein the step of determining a desired negative pressure pulse characteristic includes a step of determining the physical qualities of a fluid to be used with the thermoelastic actuator.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of forming the thermoelastic actuator with a heat conduction means arranged to realize said profile includes forming one or more heat conductive layers in a passive bend layer of the actuator.